New York Law Watch
Trial courts: decisions in 2026
Trial-level decisions reach the Official Reports only when the Law Reporting Bureau selects them for publication in the Miscellaneous Reports. Law Watch groups these records by court; a court with ten indexable records has its own collection.
For Trial courts, decisions in 2026, Law Watch lists 9 indexable decisions dated January 30, 2026 to September 29, 2026 across 9 decision weeks.
31 decision records: 9 meet the substance floor; 22 records are held from search listings.
Week ending October 3, 2026
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- Council v National Coll. Athletic Assn.2026 NY Slip Op 26167
The Court granted a preliminary injunction enjoining the NCAA from enforcing eligibility rules against the plaintiff, finding a likelihood of success on claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and tortious interference. The Court determined that the NCAA’s cancellation of the waiver request without merit-based review constituted an arbitrary action that infringed upon the plaintiff’s property rights and prospective business relationships.
Week ending September 26, 2026
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- Corporate Woods 15, LLC v West Bradford Corp.2026 NY Slip Op 51642[U]
The court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction in aid of arbitration because the petitioners failed to demonstrate a fair probability of success on the merits, specifically regarding the interpretation of the operating agreements and fiduciary duties. The court ordered the defendant to arbitrate the claims and stayed the declaratory judgment action during the pendency of the arbitration.
Week ending September 19, 2026
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- State of New York v UnitedHealthcare of N.Y., Inc.2026 NY Slip Op 51551[U]
The court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the breach of contract claims, finding that while the claims relate to ERISA plans, the defendants failed to prove that all claims are subject to express preemption. The court dismissed the unjust enrichment and declaratory judgment causes of action as redundant or duplicative of the contract claim.
Week ending May 9, 2026
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- Matter of H.I. v I.S.90 Misc 3d 390
Family Court Act § 842’s durational limits apply only to orders of protection issued after fact-finding and dispositional hearings, not to those issued on consent. Consequently, a Family Court may issue a consent order of protection for a period exceeding two years without a judicial finding of aggravated circumstances or a violation of a prior order.
Week ending April 25, 2026
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- Thrash v Vignier90 Misc 3d 384
The court granted summary judgment on liability to the plaintiff, holding that the death of the defendant driver does not alter the legal standards for opposing summary judgment or create a triable issue of fact. The defendant failed to rebut the inference of negligence arising from a rear-end collision with a stopped vehicle by providing a nonnegligent explanation.
Week ending April 18, 2026
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- George v State of New York90 Misc 3d 372
The court held that Correction Law § 865 (1) is not facially unconstitutional because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the Equal Rights Amendment was intended to apply retroactively to existing statutes. The court declined to address the level of scrutiny for age-based classifications, noting that the facial challenge failed on the basis of the statute’s prospective application.
Week ending March 14, 2026
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- People v R.M.90 Misc 3d 344
The court held that the People’s discovery obligations under CPL 245.20 and 245.50 are not satisfied by assigning discovery from one docket to another without actual separate production. Each docket requires its own certificate of compliance and statement of readiness based on materials relating specifically to that case’s subject matter.
Week ending February 14, 2026
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- ENS Med., P.C. v Nationwide Ins. Co.89 Misc 3d 1044
The court held that no-fault arbitration has subject matter jurisdiction over disputes regarding lost earnings incurred by health service providers when attending examinations under oath (EUOs) demanded by insurers. However, the court confirmed the master arbitration award because the arbitrators’ denial of the claim was not irrational, arbitrary, or capricious, and ordered the American Arbitration Association to modify its arbitration request form to accommodate such claims.
Week ending January 31, 2026
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- People v Porter90 Misc 3d 321
The court granted the defendant’s motion to vacate his conviction and ordered a new trial, finding that the prosecution committed a Brady violation by suppressing material impeachment and exculpatory evidence. The suppressed evidence included documents showing the prosecutor’s intent to arrest a key witness as an accomplice and handwritten notes containing third-party guilt information.
Also decided
- MATTER OF CYNQUE T. 252 AD3d 85 April 16, 2026
- Matter of LE (NS) 90 Misc 3d 307 April 13, 2026
- 650 Crown Equities, LLC v Sealey 90 Misc 3d 280 April 10, 2026
- Matter of Sandlers v Martuscello 90 Misc 3d 256 April 6, 2026
- Michaelis v Wilmington Sav. Fund Socy., FSB 90 Misc 3d 234 April 3, 2026
- Velazquez v Cropsey Props. LLC 90 Misc 3d 276 April 1, 2026
- Bedrock Equities LLC v Husain 90 Misc 3d 221 March 30, 2026
- S.H. v S.H. 90 Misc 3d 216 March 26, 2026
- People v Levinshon 90 Misc 3d 202 March 23, 2026
- Whaley v Higher Educ. Loan Auth. of the State of Mo. 90 Misc 3d 194 March 17, 2026
- Simon Green Inc. v Phillip 90 Misc 3d 183 March 9, 2026
- KAPLAN v LEVINE 89 Misc 3d 1191 March 9, 2026
- P.P.S. v C.J.G. 89 Misc 3d 1154 March 6, 2026
- GAGLIANO v BD. OF ELECTIONS 90 Misc 3d 353 March 2, 2026
- GILG v MANZELLA 89 Misc 3d 1086 March 2, 2026
- D.G. v Rodriguez 89 Misc 3d 988 February 10, 2026
- 545 WARREN ST v NYS DIV HOUS 89 Misc 3d 977 February 7, 2026
- Cassata v Michael Macrina Architect, P.C. 89 Misc 3d 865 January 27, 2026
- Edelstein LLC v Rodriguez 89 Misc 3d 953 January 21, 2026
- ENGLERT v RUSSELL 89 Misc 3d 969 January 16, 2026
- Matter of K.J. v S.A. 89 Misc 3d 1000 January 15, 2026
- 190 MESEROLE v 188 MESEROLE 89 Misc 3d 938 January 6, 2026